Browsing by Subject "HIV/TB co-infection"
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Adherence to tuberculosis treatment and associated factors among adult HIV/TB co-infected out-patients in the continuous treatment phase in Kampala, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2023)Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the major public health problems worldwide, mainly affecting middle and low-income countries which account for over 80% of TB cases and deaths. Treatment acceptance and adherence ... -
Costs of tuberculosis care and associated factors among patients with HIV or diabetes mellitus comorbidities attending selected health facilities in Kampala from a societal perspective
(Makerere University, 2023)Introduction In Uganda, the Tuberculosis (TB) burden among Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients is still high and increasing significantly among DM patients due to the looming DM epidemic. Although TB drugs and ... -
Evaluation of capilia TB assay for rapid identification of mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in BACTEC MGIT 960 and BACTEC 9120 blood cultures
(BioMed Central, 2012)Background: Capilia TB is a simple immunochromatographic assay based on the detection of MPB64 antigen specifically secreted by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC). Capilia TB was evaluated for rapid identification ... -
Prevalence, sonographic findings and factors associated with deep venous thrombosis among HIV in-patients at selected national referral hospitals, Uganda
(Makerere University, 2024)BACKGROUND: Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is part of a spectrum of venous thromboembolism (VTE) which also includes pulmonary embolism (PE). Up to 50% of hospitalized individuals who develop PE have DVT and PE is said to be ... -
Uptake and completion of tuberculosis preventive therapy, facilitators and barriers among children and adolescents with HIV at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital
(Makerere University, 2024)Background: Children and adolescents contribute 12% to the global TB burden each year. People living with HIV (PLHIV) are 20-37 times more likely to develop active TB disease from latent TB. Prevention of TB among children ...